Lex Land Explained

Lex Land
Birth Name:Alexa Holland
Birth Date:1986 12, df=yes
Origin:Orange County, California, U.S.
Genre:jazz, alternative rock, pop rock, folk
Instrument:Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Bass
Occupation:Singer, musician, songwriter
Years Active:2003–present
Child:yes
Father:Dexter Holland
Associated Acts:Gavin Castleton, Happy Body Slow Brain, Rebecca Loebe, Joshua James, Nakia, Meiko
Website:www.lexland.net

Alexa Holland (born December 25, 1986) known by her stagename Lex Land, is an American singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist from Los Angeles, currently residing in Austin, Texas.[1] She was a contestant on the second season of NBC's singing competition The Voice. Land also fronts three other projects: Moorhaunter, One Big Dark Room, and The Kremer Land Swing Band.

Intelligent Noise Records released her first two albums, Orange Days on Lemon Street in 2008, and Were My Sweetheart to Go... in 2011. Both albums had songs featured on television programs.

In 2009, she performed as the last live in-studio guest for NBC's Last Call With Carson Daly. She has performed live twice on Los Angeles station KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic: once in 2009[2] and again in 2011.[3]

Personal life

Holland is the daughter of Dexter Holland, lead singer of the American punk rock band The Offspring.[4]

Discography

Background vocals

The Voice

RoundOrderSongOriginal ArtistNotes
Blind Auditions6"I Can't Make You Love Me"Bonnie RaittAdam Levine, CeeLo Green, and Blake Shelton turned their chairs,
Joined Team Blake
Battle Rounds2"Pumped Up Kicks"Foster the PeopleEliminated
Lost to Charlotte Sometimes

Notes and References

  1. News: Evan C. Jones. Lex Land Interview: SXSW 2010. April 28, 2012. Spinner. March 15, 2010. dead. October 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212452/http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/15/lex-land-interview-sxsw-2010/.
  2. Web site: KCRW 89.9FM | Music, NPR News, Culture Los Angeles.
  3. Web site: KCRW 89.9FM | Music, NPR News, Culture Los Angeles.
  4. Web site: Offspring Ninth Record Finished, Reality TV Run Over For Offspring's Offspring. March 26, 2012 . August 9, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413043127/http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2012/03/26/offspring-ninth-record-finished-reality-tv-run-over-for-offsprings-offspring-offspring-reveal-that-ninth-record-is-finished-reality-tv-run-finished-for-offsprings-offspring/. April 13, 2015.